Sometimes I wonder why it is that God brings someone across my path who truly doesn't like me as a person. They really don't have a good reason...they just don't like me. Then, I remember how Jesus walked this earth and experienced the very same thing. It wasn't just one person, but it was many persons...they had no reason to hate Him except maybe jealousy? Maybe it was just the fact that they were deceived by Satan himself. Anyway, it was there...He experienced everything mankind would experience while down here on earth.
The thing is, why do I allow this to bother me so much? I can't really answer that question, but it does...But in all reality, maybe I am seeking approval in the all of the wrong places...I shouldn't be seeking approval from man anyways. But what if it's someone I once looked up to? What if that's the person who seems to not be able to stand to look me in the eyes anymore? It still shouldn't matter. Approval should come from God...I can't live to please people because I am human and will fail in this area. I only know that I hurt when this happens, and I search my own heart to see where I've gone wrong...if I have gone wrong in some place, I ask God's forgiveness and simply go on. When I become down in this area of my life, I simply think of Jesus and how He experienced the same thing, yet He loved. Thank you, Jesus, for Your example to me.
